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Hobo spider
The Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the genus of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders. The spider's venom is strong enough to cause considerable local pain and also to ... > more -
Hermit crab
Hermit crabs are distinct from the true crabs in the infra-order Brachyura. Most hermit crabs salvage empty seashells to shelter and protect their soft abdomens. There are several species of hermit ... > more -
Canada Goose
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), colloquially Greater Canada or Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the Branta genus of geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, ... > more -
Columbian White-tailed Deer
The Columbian white-tailed deer is one of 30 subspecies of the white-tailed deer in North America, and one of two subspecies found in Oregon, the other being the Idaho white-tailed ... > more -
Fish migration
Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. The purpose usually ... > more -
West Nile virus
West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae, found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, ... > more
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